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Halton road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 432 road traffic collisions in Halton in 1990, and 561 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1989 (475), and casualties fell from 582.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,670 collisions in Halton.

Collisions in 1990
432
Down 9% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
561
Down 4% on 1989
Fatal collisions
13
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Halton in 1990

3% of collisions in Halton in 1990 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Halton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133%
  • Serious7016%
  • Slight34981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.5%
  • Serious8014%
  • Slight46783%

Halton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 569 in 1996. 1990 is highlighted, with 432, down 9% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025130164
2024123163
2023158195
2022157188
2021148176
2020149181
2019190249
2018194230
2017241303
2016257353
2015224304
2014279376
2013267347
2012278377
2011278422
2010303464
2009291415
2008326494
2007370521
2006377543
2005394590
2004432629
2003410614
2002443669
2001500708
2000558842
1999500813
1998493797
1997512765
1996569893
1995505719
1994490745
1993471629
1992399520
1991405543
1990432561
1989475582
1988433579
1987381485
1986414530
1985382477
1984392519
1983371461
1982363428
1981392505
1980386468
1979428543

When and where crashes happen in Halton in 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (16%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday75 (17%)
  • Sunday38 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.3%)
  • February29 (6.7%)
  • March34 (7.9%)
  • April31 (7.2%)
  • May33 (7.6%)
  • June44 (10%)
  • July47 (11%)
  • August38 (8.8%)
  • September35 (8.1%)
  • October35 (8.1%)
  • November41 (9.5%)
  • December38 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry306 (71%)
  • Wet or damp120 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph291 (67%)
  • 40 mph43 (10%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph47 (11%)
  • 70 mph47 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Halton in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant296 (53%)
  • Pedestrian119 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist43 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (5.9%)
  • 6 to 1046 (8.2%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20115 (20%)
  • 21 to 2577 (14%)
  • 26 to 35100 (18%)
  • 36 to 4565 (12%)
  • 46 to 5532 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6520 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.6%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider272 (48%)
  • Passenger170 (30%)
  • Pedestrian119 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car511 (69%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (5%)
  • Bus or coach28 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Halton in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Halton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Halton ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Halton had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 1990.

Collisions
243rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
280th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Halton with the most crashes in 1990

The A533 had the most collisions in Halton in 1990: 53, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Halton, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA533536815
2ndA568344618
3rdB5178212201
4thA557161921
5thA562162403
6thB5155132400
7thA56101301
8thA50808801
9thM5681312
10thA5583501
11thA51261100
12thB53561101

Towns in Halton: crashes in 1990

Widnes had the most collisions of any town in Halton in 1990: 174.

Postcode districts in Halton: crashes in 1990

WA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Halton in 1990: 212.

Latest crashes in Halton in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Halton in 1990, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Halton road accidents in other years